exorcised

variants also exorcized
past tense of exorcise

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of exorcised Whatever juju, imagined or self-made, permeating throughout the Braves’ roster over the last few weeks was exorcised Wednesday. Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 2 July 2026 Mitch Marner exorcised his playoff demons to a degree no one saw coming. Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 June 2026 Thanks to stellar performances from Landen O’Neil and Loyola commit Leo Kavey, the program exorcised its demons Sunday. Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 May 2026 An opinion offered offhand suggests a secret wickedness that must be exorcised. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026 Natalie, a ghost who forgot she was exorcised, asks who is going to get the Pinocchio mask. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 The ghost of Subway has been fully exorcised from the restaurant. Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025 Playing in their third straight title game, Torrey Pines finally exorcised their demons, defeating Westview 20-13 to earn the program’s first Division 1 section title. Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025 Michel then insisted on being exorcised and her parents sought the help of Father Arnold Renz and Father Ernst Alt, who performed a host of exorcisms beginning in September 1975. Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcised
Verb
  • Each of the 31 teams needed to be reoutfitted, along with every member of the athletic department staff, and the old stuff discarded.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Numerous foods were discarded and two coolers required repairs, according to the report.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Later in the month, from July 28 to 30, slow-moving thunderstorms dumped nearly 12 inches of rain over eastern New York, causing major flash flooding.
    Denise Chow, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
  • During the Great Depression, milk prices collapsed and dairy farmers dumped their own product in the street to protest.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As they were stopped at a red light on the Strip, a white Cadillac pulled up alongside their vehicle and a gunman unloaded his weapon.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Riley worked a full count and then unloaded on a 3-2 splitter that caught too much of the plate.
    Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That night, the teens ditched the geriatric ward together to watch Blue Hawaii in the visitors’ lounge of the hospital.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to clearing the deal, culture secretary Nandy has ditched plans to bring forward secondary legislation enabling Ofcom to examine how the Paramount-WBD deal would impact streaming services.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • All of them are concerned with legacy, particularly among fathers and daughters (Shakespeare had two and lost his only son), and all of them touch a realm beyond the mundane — a place of gods and dreams, oracles and enchantment.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Demuth narrowly lost her party’s endorsement to Qualls at the GOP state convention in Duluth in May.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Exorcised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exorcised. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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